Faculty

Smita Rao

Associate Professor of Physical Therapy

Dr. Smita Rao, PT, PhD, is a clinician-scientist, who trained as a physical therapist and earned a Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) and Master of Science (Orthopedic Physiotherapy) at the University of Mumbai, India. She obtained her academic doctorate at the University of Iowa in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. Her dissertation examined foot and ankle changes in patients with diabetes. She completed a two-year post doctoral fellowship funded by the Arthritis Foundation, with Drs Deborah Nawoczenski, PT, PhD and Judith Baumhauer, MD. Her research agenda seeks to: 1) Identify impairments contributing to patients’ symptoms, 2) Develop and implement interventions that target specific impairments.

Education

Ph.D. University of Iowa 2006, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science

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Presentations

Courses Taught

I teach mainly in the musculoskeletal, kinesiology and evidence-based medicine content areas, in the DPT and MA programs. Course materials are posted on NYU Classes. Please use your net ID and password to access them, don't hesitate to let me know if you have trouble accessing materials.